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NCR to locate Center of Excellence in Georgia

ATLANTA, October 28, 2008 – Governor Sonny Perdue and NCR Corporation Senior Vice President Christine Wallace announced today that NCR, a Fortune 500 technology company, will establish a global Center of Excellence in Georgia, co-locating several key components of its… Read More

Cannondale to Double Georgia Workforce, Open State-of-the-Art Assembly Facility in Effingham County

Atlanta, GA – October 27, 2021 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that bicycle company Cannondale, a premium brand of Dorel Industries, Inc. will open a new state-of-the-art U.S. assembly facility in Effingham County. This expansion in Georgia will bring 60 jobs… Read More

Dublin Highway 257 Rail Property Certified As ‘Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development’ (GRAD) Site

ATLANTA, April 15, 2020 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced with the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority that the county’s Highway 257 Rail Site is officially a “Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development” (GRAD) Certified… Read More

Explore Georgia Awards Grants to Support Tourism

Funding will aid in the development of new and expanding tourism offerings   ATLANTA, March 2, 2021 —Explore Georgia, the tourism division within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced today that it has awarded $20,000 in tourism… Read More

People

The people of Georgia are the definition of Southern hospitality — warm and welcoming. But there's much more to Georgians than their approachability. Education

• 28% of Georgia adults have at least a bachelor's degree
• 1 in 10 Georgians have a master's degree or higher
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Dell Keith

Dell Keith was named Executive Director of the Wayne County Industrial Development Authority in January 2016. He is responsible for attracting jobs and creating capital investment in Wayne County through the recruitment, expansion and retention of industry and business. Prior to this position,… Read More

2025 RFP – Int’l Trade Representation in Colombia and Mexico

GDEcD is the state's sales and marketing arm and lead agency for job creation for Georgians. GDEcD plans, manages and mobilizes state resources to attract new business investment to Georgia, drive the expansion of existing industry and small business, locate new markets for Georgia products,… Read More

West Central South - Region 8

Southwest Central Georgia, or Region 8, has a workforce of just over 170,000 across 16 counties that stretch from Harris to Clay to Dooly. The largest city in Southwest Central Georgia… Read More

Middle Georgia - Region 6

There are more than 18,000 businesses in the Middle Georgia region, with general construction, banking and finance, healthcare and public administration accounting for the top four industries. The labor force currently… Read More